Chapter Summaries

Sōgo Shihoin gave Shaoling Fon a Captain’s Haori and declared her the new captain of the Second Division, but his attempt to flirt with her and Lilynette ended with them blasting him into the air. He then summoned the Gotei 13 captains to celebrate his resignation and Shaoling Fon’s appointment, and the invited Soul Reapers began making their way to the gathering.

• Sōgo Shihoin presented Shaoling Fon with a Captain’s Haori and announced that she would lead the Second Division, but Shaoling Fon and Lilynette attacked him after he invited Lilynette into his arms.
• Sōgo Shihoin landed in a tree without his pants and asked Harribel to retrieve them, but she ignored him and walked away.
• Tsunayashiro Tokinada praised Sōgo Shihoin’s desire for a harem, and Sōgo Shihoin briefly wondered if he had been wrong.
• Sōgo Shihoin summoned the Gotei 13 captains to celebrate his resignation and Shaoling Fon’s appointment; Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai sent Chōjirō Sasakibe in his place, while other captains delegated or headed to the gathering.
• Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi received no invitation, while Kūkaku Shiba and Rukia Kuchiki planned to attend.

Sōgo Shihoin celebrated stepping down with Yoruichi, Kisuke, Ichigo, and the others, but Yoruichi’s prank on Byakuya triggered a chaotic chain of Bankai attacks. The banquet hall was left roaring with battle as Unohana called the Fourth Division to prepare for many injured guests.

• Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara arrived at Sōgo Shihoin’s stepping-down banquet, where Sōgo teased Kisuke about his past and joked with Ichigo Kurosaki about school and romance.
• Orihime Inoue brought Sōgo a cake, and his remarks about her and Ichigo left Orihime blushing before Rukia Kuchiki kicked Ichigo across the hall.
• Renji Abarai arrived looking for Byakuya Kuchiki, while Rukia went to greet her brother and Yoruichi challenged Byakuya by snatching his hairpiece.
• Byakuya Kuchiki unleashed Bankai to chase Yoruichi, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya mistakenly joined the fray and struck Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ichigo Kurosaki retaliated against Tōshirō with Bankai and Getsuga Tenshō, while Retsu Unohana ordered Isane and Kiyone to summon the Fourth Division.

A banquet at the Second Division turned into a sprawling battle as captains and Kenpachi clashed. Shaoling Fon warned Sōgo Shihoin that the fighting outside was about to destroy the barracks, leaving him to hurry out and see what was happening.

• Ichigo Kurosaki and Tōshirō Hitsugaya fought while Rangiku Matsumoto watched from a safe spot, and Hitsugaya realized she had set him up.
• Yoruichi Shihōin taunted Byakuya Kuchiki by taking his Kenseikan, prompting him to unleash his Bankai; Lisa Yadōmaru scattered the cherry blossoms with a Cero before being swallowed by them.
• Kenpachi Zaraki broke through the Second Division’s iron wall and charged into the banquet hall, where Ichigo, Hitsugaya, and Byakuya joined forces against him.
• Azashiro Kenpachi and Kuruyashiki Kenpachi entered the fray, while Zaraki cut through Azashiro’s Kidō attacks and continued fighting everyone in his path.
• Shaoling Fon told Sōgo Shihoin that the shaking sofa and the fighting outside meant someone was about to tear apart the Second Division, urging him to go look.

Sōgo Shihoin stopped Kenpachi Zaraki’s rampage, and the captains celebrated Shaoling Fon’s coronation. Two years later, Kūgo Ginjō prepared to use Ichigo Kurosaki against Soul Society, while Tsunayashiro Tokinada sent Aura Michibane undercover to investigate Xcution and revealed he had framed Ginjō.

• Kenpachi Zaraki unleashed his Bankai at the Second Division barracks, but Sōgo Shihoin cut through its power and left him badly injured.
• Sōgo Shihoin made the captains stand down, and they celebrated Shaoling Fon’s coronation despite the wrecked banquet hall.
• Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai heard that Kenpachi Zaraki had been taken to the Fourth Division and discarded his calligraphy after noticing what he had written.
• Two years later, Kūgo Ginjō and his companions planned to approach Ichigo Kurosaki and use his power to take revenge on Soul Society.
• Tsunayashiro Tokinada asked Aura Michibane to infiltrate Xcution, then admitted he had framed Kūgo Ginjō and driven him out of Soul Society.

Aura Michibane infiltrated Xcution and overpowered its members while claiming Soul Society had sent her to execute them. Shūkurō Tsukishima altered Aura’s past with his Fullbring, causing her to ask him to marry her, and Kūgo Ginjō relaxed when the ability appeared to work.

• Aura Michibane entered Xcution’s headquarters and revealed that she was a Fullbringer sent by Soul Society to execute its members.
• Aura stopped Jackie’s attack and broke Yukio’s spatial ability by manipulating Reishi and using Kidō.
• Kūgo Ginjō and Shūkurō Tsukishima arrived, and Aura unleashed overwhelming Spiritual Pressure before allowing Tsukishima to strike her.
• Tsukishima’s attack filled Aura’s mind with memories of a life spent with him, and she asked him to marry her.
• Ginjō concluded that Tsukishima’s ability had worked, while Tsukishima assured Ginjō that his power had been born for him.

Aura Michibane awakened her Fullbring and joined Kūgo Ginjō’s plan to turn Soul Society’s hunt against them, while Shūkurō Tsukishima implanted false memories in the Fullbringers. Later, Ichigo Kurosaki encountered a wounded girl brought to his home and learned her injuries were caused by Kidō.

• Aura Michibane awakened Unlimited Memory Cage by using her memories of love as the medium for her Fullbring, then agreed to follow Shūkurō Tsukishima’s orders.
• Kūgo Ginjō announced a plan to deceive Soul Society by making the Fullbringers appear to be hunted victims, and required everyone to participate.
• Shūkurō Tsukishima implanted false memories in the group, making them remember Aura Michibane as a powerful demon who had harmed them and their loved ones.
• Aura Michibane unleashed Hadō #99: Goryū Tenmetsu, destroying the retirement home while Shūkurō Tsukishima intended only for the group to be injured.
• A middle-aged man brought a dying girl to the Kurosaki residence, where Isshin Kurosaki treated her after Ichigo Kurosaki chased a mysterious woman into the rain.
• Isshin Kurosaki told Ichigo Kurosaki that the girl’s injuries had been caused by Kidō.

Ichigo Kurosaki took in the injured Riruka Dokugamine after her companion vanished, promising to protect her from Soul Society. Riruka began relying on Ichigo’s presence as she recovered, and the chapter ended with him agreeing not to leave her alone.

• A middle-aged man told Ichigo that he and his companions had committed the crime of existing and asked him to care for Riruka Dokugamine, then vanished when Ichigo went inside.
• Riruka woke at the Kurosaki residence, and Isshin persuaded Ichigo not to call the police because Soul Society might be hunting her.
• Ichigo carried Riruka to bed and promised to protect her, reassuring her that he would not abandon her.
• After waking and finding Ichigo absent from the room, Riruka feared he had left, but Ichigo returned with food and assured her he had stayed nearby.
• Riruka repeatedly called Ichigo’s name and asked him never to leave, and Ichigo agreed to stay with her.

Ichigo Kurosaki brought Riruka Dokugamine, who was being hunted, to Kisuke Urahara and learned that her pursuer was Aura Michibane of Sōgo Shihoin’s Second Division. Urahara warned that the attack could signal Sōgo’s involvement, then suggested Ichigo simply call Sōgo and ask what was happening.

• Ichigo Kurosaki took Riruka Dokugamine to school, where she clung to him and clashed with Orihime Inoue before attending class with him.
• After school, Ichigo Kurosaki brought Riruka Dokugamine and his friends to the Urahara Shop for help.
• Ichigo Kurosaki identified Riruka Dokugamine’s pursuer as Aura Michibane, and Riruka cried out that Aura had killed her companions.
• Kisuke Urahara warned Ichigo Kurosaki that Aura’s presence in the World of the Living could indicate Sōgo Shihoin’s involvement, while Yoruichi was away looking for a shrine maiden handing out dried fish.
• Kisuke Urahara suggested that Ichigo Kurosaki call Sōgo Shihoin and ask what was happening, leaving Ichigo stunned.

Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends confronted Aura Michibane over her mission to kill Riruka Dokugamine, while Kisuke Urahara tried to stop her. Aura trapped Urahara in her Eternal Memory Prison, and Ichigo’s group escaped to Karakura Town, where he decided to contact Sōgo Shihoin before attempting a rescue.

• Kisuke Urahara proposed calling Sōgo Shihoin to learn whether he had ordered the attack on the Fullbringers.
• Aura Michibane appeared at the Urahara Shop and said she was carrying out orders from those above her, prompting Ichigo Kurosaki to defend Riruka Dokugamine and enter Bankai.
• Uryū Ishida, Yasutora Sado, and Orihime Inoue joined Ichigo, but Kisuke Urahara used Kidō to send them and Riruka away while he faced Aura alone.
• Kisuke Urahara attacked Aura with Hadō #99, but she trapped him in her Eternal Memory Prison, where he realized his mind was imprisoned in shared memories.
• Ichigo and the others arrived by a bridge in Karakura Town, and Ichigo resolved to contact Sōgo Shihoin before trying to rescue Urahara.

Ichigo Kurosaki sought a way to contact Soul Society, but Aura Michibane appeared and revealed that his physical body had been destroyed. Shūkurō Tsukishima and Kūgo Ginjō then turned Ichigo’s allies against him, and Ginjō stole all of Ichigo’s power.

• Isshin Kurosaki said he could not contact Soul Society, then tried to call Sōgo Shihoin before Aura Michibane appeared and destroyed his phone.
• Aura Michibane said Kisuke Urahara had defeated her but Ichigo’s physical body had been reduced to dust, and Ichigo attacked her to protect Riruka Dokugamine.
• Shūkurō Tsukishima revealed that his sword had made Ichigo’s friends and family his allies, and Uryū Ishida and Yasutora attacked Ichigo.
• Kūgo Ginjō stabbed Ichigo and stole all his power, leaving him powerless as a wandering soul.
• Ginjō shared power with Riruka Dokugamine, Giriko Kutsuzawa, Yukio, Jackie Tristan, Shūkurō Tsukishima, and Aura Michibane, while Riruka apologized to Ichigo.

Ichigo regained his Soul Reaper power through Rukia and Sōgo Shihoin’s intervention and overwhelmed Kūgo Ginjō. After realizing he had hurt Riruka and asking about his Fullbring comrades, Kūgo died with Ichigo assuring him they were still alive.

• Ichigo lost hope as Kūgo Ginjō taunted him and claimed to have taken his companions.
• Rukia arrived, restored Ichigo’s power with a sword empowered by Sōgo Shihoin, and urged him to fight.
• Ichigo blocked Kūgo Ginjō’s attack with one finger and explained that his strength came from protecting others.
• Kūgo Ginjō saw Riruka crying, recognized how far he had fallen, and activated Bankai.
• Ichigo pierced Kūgo Ginjō, who asked whether his Fullbring comrades remained alive, and Ichigo assured him they were all still there.

After Kūgo Ginjō died and Ichigo Kurosaki learned that he was dead too, Ichigo accepted his new life as a Soul Reaper and returned to Soul Society with Rukia Kuchiki and Ginjō’s soul. Meanwhile, Kisuke Urahara escaped Aura Michibane’s illusion and realized that an outside person could wake its victims.

• Aura Michibane refused Shūkurō Tsukishima’s orders, and Riruka Dokugamine took Tsukishima’s slash to protect Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ichigo asked Orihime Inoue to heal Riruka, allowed her to attend his school, and told Tsukishima to make his own memories rather than steal others’ pasts.
• Aura revealed that Ichigo’s body had been destroyed and that he was dead; Rukia explained that he would attend Shin'ō Academy as a genuine Soul Reaper.
• Ichigo said goodbye to his companions, punched Isshin Kurosaki for proposing a grand funeral, and left for Soul Society with Rukia and Ginjō’s soul.
• Yasutora Sado and Orihime realized Kisuke Urahara was missing, while Urahara escaped the mysterious space after Yoruichi woke him and deduced how Aura’s illusion could be broken.

Ichigo Kurosaki returned to Soul Society and found himself caught between rival attempts to claim him for the Shiba Clan, the Tenth Division, and Rurichiyo Kasumioji, who presented their marriage contract. As Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Kūkaku Shiba clashed, Ichigo escaped with Rurichiyo to find Sōgo Shihoin, only to learn that Sōgo had gone to the World of the Living.

• Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto argued over who should succeed as captain of the Tenth Division, while Ichigo Kurosaki refused the position.
• Kūkaku Shiba and Kaien Shiba tried to claim Ichigo for the Shiba Clan and its captaincies, but Rurichiyo Kasumioji arrived with a marriage contract bearing Ichigo's handprint.
• Kūkaku attacked Tōshirō after he blocked her from reaching Ichigo, and Tōshirō used Bankai while Shinji Hirako stepped in to keep Kaien occupied.
• Shinji told Ichigo to take Rurichiyo and find Sōgo Shihoin, so Ichigo carried her toward the Second Division barracks using Shunpo.
• Ichigo reached the captain's office and learned from Shaoling Fon that Sōgo had gone to the World of the Living, leaving Ichigo frustrated.

Ichigo Kurosaki returned the runaway Rurichiyo Kasumioji to her clan, denying that he planned to marry into the Kasumioji Clan. After Kenryū provoked him, Ichigo fired a Getsuga Tenshō into the sky and left, while Rurichiyo warned Kenryū not to anger him again.

• Rukia Kuchiki caught up with Ichigo Kurosaki and urged him not to marry into the Kasumioji Clan, but Ichigo clarified that he was taking Rurichiyo Kasumioji home because she had sneaked out.
• Ichigo Kurosaki asked Rukia Kuchiki to seek approval to travel to the World of the Living and join him later, then carried Rurichiyo toward her clan's estate.
• Kenryū found Ichigo Kurosaki carrying Rurichiyo Kasumioji and accused him of kidnapping her, but Rurichiyo ordered Kenryū to apologize to Ichigo.
• Kenryū taunted Ichigo Kurosaki about having died, so Ichigo released a Getsuga Tenshō into the sky and sent Kenryū flying with its shock wave.
• Ichigo Kurosaki left after saying goodbye to Rurichiyo Kasumioji, who warned Kenryū that provoking Ichigo could get him killed.

Ichigo discovered that everyone in Soul Society had forgotten Rukia Kuchiki, while he and Shaoling Fon still remembered her because of their exposure to Sōgo Shihoin’s Spiritual Pressure. They realized Rukia’s disappearance from memory might signal a crisis and began considering how to find the culprit.

• Ichigo asked Kūkaku about Rukia’s travel permit, but Kūkaku did not recognize Rukia and laughed when Ichigo described her as Byakuya’s adopted sister.
• Ichigo went to Byakuya’s residence, where Byakuya attacked him with Bankai after Ichigo mentioned Rukia; Byakuya briefly sensed a gap in his memory, then denied knowing her and sent Ichigo away.
• Ichigo concluded that everyone had forgotten Rukia and went to the Second Division to ask Captain Soi Fon for help.
• Shaoling Fon partially remembered Rukia and suspected that she and Ichigo could recall her because they had received Sōgo’s Spiritual Pressure.
• Ichigo urged Shaoling to act quickly, while Shaoling insisted they needed to understand why the culprit had erased Rukia from everyone’s memories.

Rukia Kuchiki wandered through the World of the Living with a woman who had made her forget her past, while Ichigo Kurosaki and Shaoling Fon tried to prove that Rukia existed. The First Division roster confirmed Rukia was the Thirteenth Division lieutenant, and Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai ordered a Captains' Meeting.

• Rukia awoke unable to remember the woman beside her, agreed to stay with her, and went shopping in the World of the Living.
• Rukia ran away from Sōgo Shihoin when the woman warned her he was a bad person, while Sōgo entered Soul Society through a hidden door.
• Shaoling Fon split the search: the Execution Force went to find Rukia using a photo of Hisana Kuchiki, while she and Ichigo Kurosaki sought proof of Rukia's existence.
• Shaoling Fon explained to Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai that Ichigo remembered Rukia because Sōgo's power remained in him, and that she herself had also been affected by Sōgo.
• Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai checked the captain's roster, found Rukia Kuchiki listed as the Thirteenth Division lieutenant, and ordered all Gotei 13 captains summoned for a Captains' Meeting.

The Gotei 13 captains confirmed that Rukia Kuchiki had been erased from their memories and organized a search across Soul Society. Shinji Hirako learned that Rukia was outside the Seireitei, then encountered Sōgo Shihoin as he returned to Soul Society.

• Ichigo Kurosaki and Kūkaku Shiba realized that the captains had forgotten Rukia Kuchiki, while Byakuya Kuchiki confirmed she was his adopted sister and asked for help finding her.
• Yamamoto-Genryūsai assigned the divisions to search the Seireitei and Rukongai, with some divisions remaining on guard.
• Shinji Hirako visited Sōya Azashiro, who said Rukia was not in the Seireitei and suggested Shinji ask Sōsuke Aizen for help.
• Shinji deduced that Rukia may have left Soul Society through a Senkaimon, but Sōgo Shihoin suddenly returned through one.
• Shinji told Sōgo he was searching for Rukia, and Sōgo called him a lunatic before walking away.

Soul Society searched for Rukia Kuchiki while Shinji Hirako found her in the World of the Living, where she transformed into a powerful Menos Grande and attacked him. Ichigo Kurosaki arrived and reached Rukia through their shared memories, and she began to remember the people and power entrusted to her.

• Ikkaku Madarame ordered the 11th Division to find Rukia Kuchiki, but his subordinates mistook other people for her because of her onion-shaped hair.
• Shinji Hirako left Soul Society and found Rukia Kuchiki in the World of the Living, where she revealed overwhelming Spiritual Pressure and attacked him.
• Sōsuke Aizen explained that Rukia had been combined with his vanished Second Espada and went to intervene as Ichigo Kurosaki fell through a Senkaimon into the fight.
• Ichigo Kurosaki blocked Rukia's scythe and reminded her how they had saved each other, prompting her to respond to his voice.
• Rukia Kuchiki heard the familiar voice of a child telling her to live happily, and she began to remember Ichigo, the two children, and the power entrusted to her.

Ichigo Kurosaki reunited with Rukia Kuchiki, while Rukia’s scythe erased Shinji Hirako from most people’s memories. After Yamamoto learned that Rukia could control the power, Yhwach began the final war by declaring that he would remake the world.

• Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki reunited, and Shinji Hirako teased them about getting married before reminding Ichigo that he was dead.
• Rukia Kuchiki swung her scythe at Shinji Hirako, causing most of Soul Society to forget he existed and leaving him wandering in confusion.
• Rukia Kuchiki heard faint voices connected to the scythe’s warm power but could not remember who they belonged to.
• Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai questioned Rukia Kuchiki about her power, accepted that its runaway consciousness was gone, and told her to let Shinji Hirako return after a few days.
• Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai realized the world’s power was growing and feared that Yhwach had grown stronger too.
• Yhwach opened his eyes, announced the final game, and declared war on the Soul Reapers, Hollows, and humanity.

Yhwach ordered the Sternritter to prepare for war against Soul Society and sent Quilge to gather Hollows in Hueco Mundo. After Quilge ignored orders and entered Las Noches, Baraggan killed him and his two Quincy followers, so Yhwach assigned Bambietta to take over the mission.

• Bambietta, Candice, Giselle, and Meninas joined the other Sternritter as Yhwach announced an all-out war against Soul Society.
• Yhwach ordered Quilge to capture Arrancars outside Las Noches and use them as the vanguard for the invasion.
• Quilge ignored his men’s warnings and entered Las Noches to demand that Baraggan submit to Yhwach.
• Baraggan killed Quilge instantly, and Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia killed the two remaining Quincy.
• Yhwach learned of Quilge’s death and ordered Bambietta to gather Hollows while warning her not to provoke Baraggan.